Rising star Eugenie Bouchard has more than age, profession and the Wimbledon Junior title in common with best pal Laura Robson – they both want to add this week’s AEGON Classic to their expanding CVs too.

The 19-year-olds will be two of the main attractions at Edgbaston Priory over the coming days and, while it would be a surprise if either of them took the Maud Watson trophy, it is not out of the question.

Robson showed her grass-court pedigree in 2008 when she won the Girls championship at the All England Club.

And Bouchard emulated the Brit last summer in what turned out to be a miraculous English campaign, with the Wimbledon crown following singles and doubles titles at Roehampton.

That gave the Canadian a 22-match winning streak on the natural surface that even Robson must envy.

Not that their long-standing friendship works that way.

“I have known Laura since we were nine years old,” Bouchard said.

“We are best friends. We always hang out when we see each other at tournaments and last year at Wimbledon I stayed at her house. I have known her for so long, our families are friends and we just hang out together.

"We did our Gangnam video last year and some other cool stuff off-court.”

And while Robson wasn’t present to see her pal hammer Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the final, the Londoner was as excited as anyone when Bouchard returned home with the silverware.

“She was going to watch the match but she says she gets recognised too much,” Bouchard said.

“Afterwards, though, I had my trophy and she dug out her trophy from her attic or somewhere – I think it was in a box up there – and we took photos, which was pretty nice.”

British No.1 Laura Robson

The pair actually played against each other in Charleston in April, a match Bouchard ended up winning in three sets – and they could be thrown together again next week.

“It’s definitely tough playing someone you’re so close with because you look across the net and see a friendly, familiar face, so it was a bit weird.

“We both tried to put it out of our heads. We are both competitive and want to win, but off the court a few hours later we were fine and back to our gossiping ways.

“I don’t have a preference if I play her in Birmingham – that’s out of my control. But I know if I do, we are good friends and we can get through it.”

“I met her at the photo-shoot in Melbourne earlier this year. She’s is very nice and when we see each other now we say, ‘Hi’.

“She Tweeted that picture of us promoting what we were going to wear at the French – and then a few days later we played each other there.

“On court we were both all business. When we shook hands at the end we smiled because we know each other now.

“Wearing her clothes and playing against her was kind of weird, but they’re the nicest clothes, so you put that to the back of your mind. You are not going to be awe of that fact or who she is.”

Although Bouchard lost in straight sets, she at least acquitted herself better than when she met Sharapova in Miami and was hammered 6-2, 6-0.

Indeed, she claims she learned a lot at her first major.

“It was bigger than anything I had ever experienced before. It was really exciting. It was definitely a cool atmosphere. I wasn’t nervous for my first match and was lucky to get my first Grand Slam win.”